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Idera's troubled TLR program founders in PhII cancer study

This morning the biotech highlighted just how problematic the field is when it announced that the lead drug in that pact--IMO-2055--failed a mid-stage study in advanced head and neck cancer.

Carbon nanoparticles charge up old cancer treatment to powerful effect

Carbon nanoparticles are galloping to the rescue once again. Scientists are exploring their use as a booster ingredient to enhance the effectiveness of an existing treatment for head-and-neck cancer....

Researchers fingerprint head, neck cancer for better diagnostics

Aggressive cancer treatment can be associated with a lot of side effects, but is often essential if the cancer is going to be life-threatening. Knowing how fast a cancer will progress is therefore

Gene may hold back skin, head, neck cancers

For scientists seeking to stop skin, head or neck cancers from developing, a single gene exists that could be the ultimate weapon for the job, according to an international team of researchers from

Merck KGaA nixes development of Idera Pharma cancer drug

Idera Pharmaceuticals' advancement of a Toll-like receptor agonist against cancer has taken a blow. Partner Merck KGaA has informed the developer ( $IDRA ) that the German pharma is ending development

Introgen gets positive Phase III Advexin data

Introgen Therapeutics announced that a preliminary analysis of a late-stage trial of Advexin confirmed their mid-stage efficacy data for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer. And researchers

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> How might drugmakers navigate the rocky waters of generic competition, cautious regulators, safety scandals, globalization, and so on? Seek help with the itinerary from an expert, perhaps. At

Genzyme to collaborate on gene therapy in China

Readers of FierceBiotech are no strangers to all types of licensing deals, but Genzyme's new collaboration with a Chinese company may stand out. Genzyme is partnering with Shanghai-based Sunway

Introgen reports biomarker link to new therapy

Introgen Therapeutics says that their researchers have found a statistically significant link between an abnormal p53 biomarker and response to their experimental therapy for head and neck cancer.

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> Vernalis is reporting "striking" weight loss results in its Phase I trial of the obesity drug V24343.